Geography

Mountain Peaks

North America: McKinley (AK, 20,320), Logan (Yukon), Orizaba (Mexico), St. Elias (AK-Yukon), Popocatepetl (Mexico)

South America: Aconcagua (Argentina, 22,834), Ojos del Salado (Arg-Chile)

Africa: Kilimanjaro (Tanzania, 19,340), Kenya (Kenya), Margherita Peak (Uganda-Zaire), Jaya (New Guinea)

European Alps: Mont Blanc (Fr-It, 15,771), Monte Rosa (Switz), Dom (Switz), Liskamm(It-Switz), Weisshom (Switz), Taschhorn (Switz), Matterhorn (Switz)

European Caucasus: Elbrus (Russia, 18,510)

Asia: Everest (Nepal-Tibet, 29,028), K2 (Godwin Austen, Kashmir), Kanchenjunga (India-Nepal), Lhotse I (Nepal-Tibet)

Antarctica: Vinson Massif (16,864)

Oceans and Seas

1) Pacific (64 million square miles)

2) Atlantic (33 million square miles)

3) Indian

4) Arctic

5) South China

6) Caribbean

7) Mediterranean

8) Bering

9) Gulf of Mexico

10) Sea of Okhotsk

Deepest Pacific Ocean trench - Mariana Trench (35000 ft)

Deepest Atlantic Ocean trench - Puerto Rico Trench (28000 ft)

Largest Islands

1) Greenland, Denmark, Atlantic

2) New Guinea, Indonesia - Papau NG, East Indies

3) Borneo, Inonesia - Malaysia - Brunei, East Indies

4) Madagascar, Indian Ocean

5) Baffin, Canada, Arctic Ocean

6) Sumatra, Indonesia, East Indies

7) Honshu, Japan, Pacific

8) Great Britain, Atlantic

9) Victoria, Canada, Arctic

10) Ellesmere, Canada, Arctic

Highest Elevations

Asia: Mount Everest, Nepal-Tibet, 29,028 ft.

South America: Mount Aconcagua, Argentina, 22,834 ft.

North America: Mount McKinley, AK, 20,320 ft.

Africa: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, 19,340 ft.

Europe: Mount Elbrus, Russia, 18,510 ft.

Antarctica: Vinson Massif, 16,864 ft.

Australia: Mount Kosciusko, New South Wales, 7,310 ft.

Lowest Elevations

Asia: Dead Sea, Israel-Jordan, -1,312 ft.

South America, Valdes Peninsula, Argentina , -131 ft.

North America, Death Valley, California, -282 ft.

Africa, Lake Assal, Djibouti, -512 ft.

Europe, Caspian Sea, Russia / Azerbaijan, -92 ft.

Antarctica: Bentley Subglacial Trench, -8,327 ft. (covered by ice)

Australia: Lake Eyre, South Australia, -52 ft.

Largest Lakes

1) Caspian Sea (Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan) 143,244 sq. mi.

2) Superior (MI, WI, MN, Ontario) 31,700 sq. mi.

3) Victoria (Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya)

4) Aral (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan)

5) Huron (MI, Ontario)

6) Michigan (MI, WI, IL, IN)

7) Tanganyika (Tanzania, Zambia, Burundi, DR Congo)

8) Baykal (Russia)

9) Great Bear (NW Territories)

10) Nyasa or Malawi (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania)

11) Great Slave (NW Territories)

12) Erie (MI, OH, PN, NY, Ontario)

13) Winnipeg (Manitoba)

14) Ontario (NY, Ontario)

15) Balkhash (Kazakhstan)

16) Ladoga (Russia, near Finland)

17) Chad (Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon)

18) Maracaibo (Venezuela)

19) Onega (Russia)

20) Eyre (Australia)

21) Volta (Ghana)

Rivers

North America:

Longest:

               Mississippi - MN,WI, IA, IL, MO, TN, AR, MS, LA, Gulf of Mexico; St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans

               Missouri - MT, ND, SD, NE, IA, KS, MO, Mississippi River; Butte, Great Falls, Bismarck, Omaha, St. Louis

               Yukon - BC, Yukon, AK, Bering Sea; Whitehorse, Dawson

               Rio Grande - CO, NM, TX, Gulf of Mexico; Albuquerque, El Paso, Brownsville

               Arkansas - CO, KS, OK, AR, Mississippi River; Little Rock

               Colorado - CO, UT, AZ, NV, CA, Baja California, Gulf of California

               Red - TX, OK, AR, LA, Mississippi River; Amarillo, Shreveport

               Columbia - BC, WA, Pacific

               Peace - BC, Alberta, Slave River

               Mackenzie - NWT, Arctic

               Snake - WY, ID, OR, WA, Columbia River

               Churchill - Sas., Man., Hudson Bay

               Ohio - PN, OH, WV, KY, IN, IL, Mississippi River; Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville

               Brazos - TX, Gulf of Mexico

               Pecos - NM, TX, Rio Grande River

               Canadian - CO, Arkansas River

               Tennessee - TN, AL, KY; Ohio River

               Colorado - TX, Matagorda Bay; Austin

               Fraser - Alb., BC; Vancouver

               S. Saskatchewan - Alb., Sas.; Calgary, Saskatoon

Others (Not in order of length)

               Allegheny - PA, Ohio River; Pittsburgh

               Connecticut - NH, VT, MA, CT, Long Island Sound; Springfield, Hartford

               Delaware - NY, NJ, PN, DE, Delaware Bay; Trenton

               N. Platte - CO, WY, NE; Platte River

               S. Platte - CO, NE, Platte River

               Platte - NE, Mississippi River; Omaha

               St. Lawrence - Quebec, Atlantic; Quebec

               N. Saskatchewan - Alb., Sas.; Edmonton

Africa

Longest:

               Nile - (Blue: Lake Tana Ethiopia, White: Sudan) Sudan, Egypt, Mediterranean Sea; Aswan, Luxor, Cairo

               Congo - DR Congo, R Congo, Atlantic; Brazzaville, Kinshasa

               Niger - Sierra Leone, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea; Bamako, Niamey

               Zambezi - Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lake Kariba, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel

               Orange - Lesotho, South Africa, Namibia, Atlantic

               Limpopo - South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel

Asia

Longest:

               Chang Jiang (Yangtze) - China, East China Sea; Nanjing, near Shanghai

Huang He (Yellow) - China, Yellow Sea; Luoyang, Jinan, near Beijing

               Lena - Russia, Laptev Sea; Tiksi

               Mekong - China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Gulf of Thailand (South China Sea); Vientiane

               Ob - Russia, Kara Sea; Salekhard; Irtysh tributary

               Yenisei - Russia, Kara Sea

               Brahmaputra - Tibet, India, Bangladesh, Bay of Bengal

               Indus - Tibet, Pakistan, Arabian Sea; Islamabad, Karachi

               Amur - China, Russia, Tartar Strait (Sea of Okhotsk)

               Euphrates - Syria, Iraq, Persian Gulf; Baghdad

               Ganges - India, Bangladesh; Delhi, Dhaka

               Amu Darya - Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Aral Sea;

               Salween - China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Gulf of Martaban (Bay of Bengal)

Syr Darya - Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Aral Sea

               Irrawaddy - Myanmar, Bay of Bengal; Yangoon

Australia

Longest:

               Murry-Darling - NSW, South Australia, Encounter Bay (Indian Ocean)

Murrumbidgee - Murray; Canberra

Europe

Longest:

               Volga - Russia, Caspian Sea; Volgograd, Astrakhan

               Danube - Germany, Austria, Sloveakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Black Sea; Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade

               Ural - Russia, Kazakhstan, Caspian Sea

               Dnieper - Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Black Sea; Kiev

               Don - Russia, Sea of Azov (Black Sea)

Others (Not in order of length)

               Ebro - Spain, Mediterranean

               Elbe - Czech, Germany, North Sea; Prague, Hamburg

               Loire - France, Bay of Biscay; Orleans, Tours, Nantes

               Meuse - France, Belgium, Netherlands, North Sea; Verdun, Maastricht

               Oder - Czech, Poland, Baltic Sea; Wroclaw

               Po - Italy, Adriatic Sea; Milan

               Rhine - Switzerland, Austria, Liech., Germany, France, Netherlands, North Sea; Bonn, Cologne, Rotterdam

               Rhone - Switzerland, France, Mediterranean; Geneva, Lyon, Avignon

               Seine - France, English Channel; Paris, Rouen

               Tagus - Spain, Portugal, Atlantic; Toledo, Lisbon

               Thames - England, English Channel; London

               Tiber - Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea; Rome

South America

Longest:

               Amazon - Peru, Brazil, Atlantic (Marajo Island); Santarem

               Parana - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Rio de la Plata; Buenos Aires

               Purus - Brazil, Amazon

               Madeira - Bolivia, Brazil, Amazon

               Sao Francisco - Brazil, Atlantic

Others (Not in order of length)

               Negro - Columbia, Brazil, Amazon

               Orinoco - Venezuela, Atlantic; Ciudad Bolivar

               Paraguay - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Parana River; Asuncion

               Rio de la Plata - Argentina, Uruguay, Atlantic; Buenos Aires, Montevideo

               Uruguay - Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Rio de la Plata

World's Longest Rivers

               Nile, Amazon, Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Huang He (Yellow), Congo, Lena, Mekong, Ob, Niger, Yenisei

Major Deserts

Arabian (Eastern), 70,000 sq mi in Egypt between the Nile river and Red Sea, extending southward into Sudan

Atacama, 600-mi-long area rich in nitrate and copper deposits in N Chile

Chihuahuan, 140,000 sq mi in TX, NM, AZ, and Mexico

Dasht-e Kauir, approx. 300 mi long by approx. 100 mi wide in N central Iran

Dasht-e Lut, 20,000 sq mi in E Iran

Death Valley, 3,300 sq mi in CA and NV

Gibson, 120,000 sq mi in the interior of W Australia

Gobi, 500,000 sq mi in Mongolia and China

Great Sandy, 150,000 sq mi in W Australia

Great Victoria, 150,000 sq mi in SW Australia

Kalahari, 225,000 sq mi in S Africa

Kara Kum, 120,000 sq mi in Turkmenistan

Kyzyl Kum, 100,000 sq mi in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Libyan, 450,000 sq mi in the Sahara, extending from Libya through SW Egypt into Sudan

Mojave, 15,000 sq mi in southern CA

Namib, long narrow area (varies from 30-100 mi wide) extending 800 mi along SW coast of Africa

Nubian, 100,000 sq mi in the Sahara in NE Sudan

Patagonia, 300,000 sq mi in S Argentina

Painted Desert, section of high plateau in northern AZ extending 150 mi

Rub al-Khali (Empty Quarter), 250,000 sq mi in the S Arabian Peninsula

Sahara, 3,500,000 sq mi in N Africa extending westward to the Atlantic. Largest desert in the world

Sonoran, 70,000 sq mi in southwestern AZ and southeastern CA extending into NW Mexico

Syrian, 100,000-sq-mi arid wasteland extending over much of N Saudi Arabia, E Jordan, S Syria, and W Iraq

Taklimakan, 140,000 sq mi in Xinjiang Prov., China

Thar (Great Indian), 100,000-sq-mi arid area extending 400 mi along India-Pakistan border